Day 12~ Horsing Around

onthemat • December 4, 2017

A dozen or more equestrian girls galloped into OTM on Sunday morning. Their chatter washed over me as I lay down on my mat – still worn out from tree work the day before. Ramsey arranged us to make space and reminded the assembled multitude that yoga is not about the perfect pose, rather it’s […]

A dozen or more equestrian girls galloped into OTM on Sunday morning. Their chatter washed over me as I lay down on my mat – still worn out from tree work the day before. Ramsey arranged us to make space and reminded the assembled multitude that yoga is not about the perfect pose, rather it’s being aware of what’s happening inside when we do the pose. With that we were off. At times I felt like an ancient island in youthful sea. We ran out of blocks, so I handed mine to a neighbor, who was clearly new to the practice. It felt good to help someone and to connect with poses without my usual equipment. In addition to the horse riders, the group included a family, husbands and wives, a number of other beginners, and a bunch of well-seasoned veterans. When Ramsey and I talked about this blog, she said, “I don’t want people to feel afraid of trying yoga.” The class today vividly demonstrated how wide open the yoga tent can be.

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Heart~ Day #7 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 3, 2020
“There is a light in the core of our being that calls us home—one that can only be seen with closed eyes; We can feel it as a radiance in the center of our chest. This light of loving awareness is always here, regardless of our conditioning. It does not matter how many dark paths we have traveled or how many wounds we have inflicted or sustained as we have unknowingly stumbled toward this inner radiance. It does not matter how long we have sleepwalked, seduced by our desires and fears. This call persists until it is answered, until we surrender to who we really are. When we do, we feel ourselves at home wherever we are. A hidden beauty reveals itself in our ordinary life. As the true nature of our Deep Hear is unveiled, we feel increasingly grateful for no reason—grateful to simply be.” —John J. Prendergast, PHD, The Deep Heart

SUN!~ Day #6 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 2, 2020
Seems like it’s been rainy, windy, dreary for eons. Which may have helped us shelter inside a bit more. I remember reading years and years ago in a Seth book that weather can be influenced, and even created by mass human emotion. Why not? We are far more powerful than we currently acknowledge, and science is beginning to validate many phenomena that had seemed inconceivable before. Those seemingly endless days of “bad” weather seemed congruent with the emotional tone of covid her in New England. And now SUN! Glorious, warming, invigorating, hope-filled Sun! Today I will be outside basking and gardening and thanking. And I’m sure the whole neighborhood, and most of New England will go outside, stand with our faces to the sun and breathe a huge healing breath of joy. And maybe the collective energy of that will resonate out across the word as a promise of brighter days to come.
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